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President Roosevelt believes that it is not important to campaign vigorously in Indiana, preferring to focus the Republican Party’s energy in New York. This is in part due to a dislike of Charles W. Fairbanks, whom he did not want on the ticket. Roosevelt is not popular among the Republican leadership in Indiana.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-02
Booth Tarkington praises vice-president-elect Charles W. Fairbanks as sensible and practical, and writes that during the recently concluded campaign Fairbanks “was the ‘logical candidate’ of his party nationally for the vice-presidency.” This essay is accompanied by a portrait of Fairbanks.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-09
William H. Taft shares commentary on William Allen White’s letter with President Roosevelt. In his upcoming speech, Taft does not address the “negro question” but plans to do so later. Taft enjoyed the speeches of Secretary of State Elihu Root and Representative J. S. Sherman. In a postscript, Taft believes in the necessity of renominating Governor Charles Evans Hughes. He shares misgivings about his election prospects and wants to give speeches in several states.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-20
A memorandum of reasons why appointing a commissioner from Indiana would benefit President Roosevelt in advance of the Republican National Convention. Particularly, a commissioner from Indiana would contradict the rumors being spread that Indiana native Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks is President Roosevelt’s favorite for nomination at the Republican National Committee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-04
An examination of contenders for the 1908 Republican presidential nominee, including a number of “favorite sons” and President Roosevelt, who has said he will not run again. However, popular opinion is strong for a “second elected term,” and Roosevelt does not have the right to select who will be president – only the people, who want him to carry on his unfinished work, can decide.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-13
John R. Farr of Pennsylvania and E. D. Johnston of Indiana are quoted expressing their belief that President Roosevelt will secure re-nomination and re-election for the presidency. While other states may have “favorite sons,” such as Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks, Roosevelt is more broadly popular, thanks in part to his reform policies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-14
Secretary of War William H. Taft seemed to be the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president, but his candidacy is losing support. Even thought President Roosevelt supports him, and he is personally popular with the public, he is a poor campaigner and is losing ground in several states to other politicians, including Roosevelt himself, whom some support for a second elected term.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-21
Frank H. Hitchcock has two competing job opportunities. President Roosevelt and Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer want Hitchcock to stay in his position as Assistant Postmaster General, while Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou wants him to replace the current Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Hitchcock is dismayed that the press makes him out to be the only man who can assess the current political climate in the Roosevelt administration, and swears that he is not currently campaigning for any candidate for president. Hitchcock has traveled around the South, Midwest, and Pacific coast, alarming local politicians who assume he is campaigning. Hitchcock has jurisdiction over several thousand postmasters in the United States, further establishing his influence over the nominating process.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-01
Theodore Roosevelt thanks William Smith Bryan for giving him the opportunity to read sketches from Fitz-Mac (probably Political Portraits, published that year). He enjoyed reading them, as some of the points made in the articles were ones that he himself has tried to make. Roosevelt believes that devotion to what Fitz-Mac terms “‘bric-a-brac’ (not only in furniture, but in literature and habits of thought as well)” is ignoble and is to blame for misgovernment. Roosevelt hopes to meet Fitz-Mac at some point, however, as there are several points he did not agree with, including the influence of money in elections.
1888-11-24
Otto Gresham discusses support for Theodore Roosevelt’s re-election in Indiana.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-27
Senator Beveridge writes to President Roosevelt to report on the Indiana Republican Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-28
William Barnes informs President Roosevelt that since Colonel Dunn will become chair of the New York Republican Party State Committee instead of him, there will be no conflict of interest since he will not hold that position simultaneously with surveyor of customs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-02
Songbook supporting the Republican presidential campaign of 1900.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1900
Postcard from the “Busy bear” series highlighting Saturday as a day for mending clothes. Reverse of the postcard is stamped with an advertisement from the 1909 Indiana State Fair.
1909
William H. H. Llewellyn used a letter from Theodore Roosevelt in support of General Wood’s presidential campaign while speaking in Indiana. Llewellyn believes that Wood’s intimate knowledge of Latin Americans makes him especially suited for the presidency.
1920-05-13
B. W. Rhamy receives his charter membership and founder’s certificate for the Progressive Party in Allen County, Indiana.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912-10-28
The “six-inch bookshelf” has arrived and Indiana should be proud. Theodore Roosevelt wishes that Booth Tarkington could have been included.
1912-01-03
Harper’s Weekly cover shows Theodore Roosevelt holding a bowling bowl labeled “Nomination 1908.” A sign above the pins reads “Favorite Sons.” Pins are labeled with the names of the following states: Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Pennsylvania. Another sign lists people that are warned off the premises. Jack London is one of those individuals.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1907-06-01
Theodore Roosevelt, astride a horse with “Wyoming” on its bridle, leads a number of lassoed cattle behind him, each with the name of a state on it. One cow, with Alabama written on it, rises up and says, “I don’t see how I can get out of this.” A teddy bear holding a bag walks alongside Roosevelt. This cartoon is likely a reference to Theodore Roosevelt’s massive success in the 1904 presidential election, which saw him capture the electoral votes of the Northern and Western states, leading to his second term as president.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
President Roosevelt enjoyed Senator Beveridge’s speech in Indianapolis. He also says that while the Democrats are counting on Indiana, but Roosevelt believes them to be mistaken.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-04